Fri.Feb 03, 2023

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Data sharing at the state and local levels requires more resources

Mobi Health News

At Digital Frontiers in Public Health, panelists from California and Maryland spoke of the difficulties they've faced in garnering data to improve public health outcomes.

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Medscape Diagnoses Worsening Burnout and Depression Among U.S. Physicians

Health Populi

In the organization’s annual study into physicians’ wellbeing, Medscape has diagnosed worsening burnout and depression among America’s doctors. Over one-half of U.S. physicians say they are burned out or depressed, the chart from the U.S. Physician Burnout & Depression Report for 2023 calls out. “I cry but not one cares,” is one of the represented color comments provided by one of the physicians included in the survey of 9,175 physicians polled online between Ju

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Q&A: How pharma partnerships could benefit digital therapeutics companies

Mobi Health News

Austin Speier, chief strategy officer at Click Therapeutics, discusses the company's expanded partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim.

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The 5 startups presenting at the first Demo Day of VITA, the Digital Health Accelerator of CDP Venture Capital’s National Accelerator Network

Digital Health Global

Evotion, HuCare, InGeno, Linari Medical and Paperbox Health are the VITA startups that presented their solutions during Demo Day VITA announced the 2023 call for digital health startups for the upcoming program starting in June ROME, February 3rd, 2023 – Today, VITA Demo Day, the final event of the first accelerator dedicated entirely to digital health, took place online and at Casa Angelini.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.

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Bipartisan House bill proposes permanent telehealth benefits

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act would amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers to treat benefits for telehealth services like excepted benefits. WHY IT MATTERS The bill aims to keep stand-alone telehealth benefits separate, not as a replacement of medical plans, offering them under a group health plan or group health insurance coverage as excepted benefits.

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What Are RPA Bots? Using RPA To Drive Profitability

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Brian Cafferty, vice president of RPA development, Tebra. Robotic process automation (RPA) is a software technology that uses “bots” to replace repetitive, rule-based tasks and processes. In everyday life, people use RPA technology anytime […] The article What Are RPA Bots?

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Virtual care enables BrightView Health to increase outpatient access

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

BrightView Health, a behavioral health facility that specializes in addiction treatment and substance abuse, already was using telehealth when the COVID-19 pandemic and associated response happened. The organization mostly was using telehealth between its various locations. THE PROBLEM However, BrightView did not have a secure communications platform to engage with patients either synchronously or asynchronously.

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Signify Research Partners With Content Catalyst to Upgrade Its Healthcare Tech Research Portal

Digital Health Global

CAMBRIDGE, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #SaaS — Signify Research has partnered with specialist technology provider Content Catalyst to upgrade its research portal using the Cambridge-based firm’s market-leading content delivery service, Publish Interactive. Signify Research provide market research and ongoing insights into the Healthcare Technology sector and is a leading authority in Medical Imaging, Clinical Care, Digital Health Diagnostics & Lifesciences and Healthcare IT.

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Healthcare Chatbot Explosion on The Way?

Healthcare IT Today

While healthcare providers have been relatively slow to put chatbots to work, the time may have come for a chatbot explosion. With ChatGPT generating frenzied global interest, we may be at the tipping point for using chatbots in our daily lives, and providers will have good reason to meet consumers where they are. Over the last few years, there has been a slowly growing movement toward using chatbots in clinical care.

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The Secret to Supercharging Your Organizations Communications

Effective collaboration among all care team members is critical to delivering better patient outcomes. A key element to achieving effective collaboration is through the implementation of a clinical communication and collaboration platform. In a fast-paced, high-stress and critical environment, people tend to do whatever gets the job done. Therefore will scramble and use the systems, people, or processes around them to get an outcome more quickly - which can often be at the expense of quality.

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Alabama hospitals' margin declines 'far more severe' than industrywide losses, prompting calls for more funds

FierceHealthIT

Alabama hospitals' margin declines 'far more severe' than industrywide losses, prompting calls for more funds dmuoio Fri, 02/03/2023 - 17:05

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Royal Society calls for adoption of Privacy Enhancing Technologies

DigitalHealth

Public sector institutions, like the NHS, are being encouraged to adopt Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) by the Royal Society to help unlock data.

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DOJ withdraws 'outdated' and 'overly permissive' healthcare antitrust enforcement guidance

FierceHealthIT

DOJ withdraws 'outdated' and 'overly permissive' healthcare antitrust enforcement guidance dmuoio Fri, 02/03/2023 - 14:37

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Using AI Responsibly and Ethically in Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Michael Armstrong, Chief Technology Officer at Authenticx. From disease detection and treatment management to patient communications, AI plays an ever increasing role in the healthcare industry. While AI will increase effectiveness and efficiency, some worry about the cost. Will healthcare organizations sacrifice data privacy as they implement and rely more on AI?

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Ambiq’s neuralSPOT HeartKit™ enables Real-Time Heart Monitoring AI Applications

Ambiq®, a leading developer of ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions that deliver a multifold increase in energy efficiency, introduces HeartKit, its latest addition to neuralSPOT. This optimized AI model enables running various real-time heart monitoring applications to help users and their healthcare providers quickly identify any irregular events to take necessary actions.

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Industry Voices—To pursue health equity, start with your own employees

FierceHealthIT

Industry Voices—To pursue health equity, start with your own employees pminemyer Fri, 02/03/2023 - 15:40

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Digital health advances end with the PHE

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Enterprise Taxonomy: Node settings: Exclude from Accelerate RSS feed

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Clinicians are taking on the onus of bridging the digital divide, survey finds

FierceHealthIT

Clinicians are taking on the onus of bridging the digital divide, survey finds aburky Fri, 02/03/2023 - 17:01

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Medsi Raises USD $10M in Debt-Financing Round to Onboard First 30,000 Mexican Customers Currently on the Waitlist for its “Health Assurance” Super App

Healthcare IT Today

Fast-expanding healthcare marketplace, Medsi, aims to solve big challenge of Latin American gap in access to affordable care via first-of-its-kind offering focused on the Mexico market first With only a tiny fraction of Mexicans having health insurance or access to the necessary credit or savings, a medical emergency can be a catastrophic event as evidenced by the recent COVID-19 pandemic that hit Mexico harder than the rest of North America.

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The 2023 Behavioral Health Industry Report

This report explores current issues in the behavioral health industry in 2023. Topics covered include quantitative statistics describing the overall increase in behavioral health issues, the impact of psychologist and staff burnout, how HIPAA compliance is once again at the top of our minds & much more!

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VA dodges ivermectin prescriptions that cost payers millions: study

FierceHealthIT

VA dodges ivermectin prescriptions that cost payers millions: study fdiamond Fri, 02/03/2023 - 13:15

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Movers and Shakers news roundup

DigitalHealth

The latest edition of Movers and Shakers features appointments at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.

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Express Scripts is gearing up for a busy 2023. Meet its new president

FierceHealthIT

Express Scripts is gearing up for a busy 2023.

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Revolutionizing Treatment for COPD in the Elderly: The Role of Remote Patient Monitoring

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common and debilitating condition that affects millions of older adults worldwide. The disease, which is characterized by progressive airflow limitation and chronic respiratory inflammation, can have a significant impact on an individual’s quality of life. COPD is particularly prevalent in the elderly population, making it an important area of focus for geriatric healthcare.

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Patient Engagement & Cultural Competence Training Roadmap: A Guide to Reducing Staff Burnout

Speaker: Dr. Mauvareen Beverley, Patient Engagement and Cultural Competence Specialist

If you’re a healthcare provider, chances are you have experienced symptoms of burnout yourself or have colleagues who are currently facing extreme career dissatisfaction. One of the many ways to partially alleviate burnout is active patient engagement. By engaging with patients to understand their needs and preferences, healthcare providers can develop treatments tailored to the individual patient.

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Women's health solutions company Wildflower launches maternity VBC initiative in New Jersey with collective of health systems

FierceHealthIT

Women's health solutions company Wildflower launches maternity VBC initiative in New Jersey with collective of health systems agliadkovskaya Fri, 02/03/2023 - 14:54

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Home Remedies for Low Blood Pressure: Combining Traditional Approaches with Remote Patient Monitoring

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

According to National Library of Medicine , Low blood pressure, also known as hypotension, or readings lower than 90/60 mm Hg, occurs when the blood pressure in a person’s arteries is too low. It can cause symptoms such as dizziness, fainting, and fatigue. While low blood pressure is not always a cause for concern, it is important to manage it to prevent complications and ensure overall health and well-being.

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MyndVR announces first-ever payer partnership, expanding VR therapy to seniors in New York

FierceHealthIT

MyndVR announces first-ever payer partnership, expanding VR therapy to seniors in New York agliadkovskaya Fri, 02/03/2023 - 15:40

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Level Ex study shows efficacy of game-based training for experienced dermatologists

FierceHealthIT

Level Ex study shows efficacy of game-based training for experienced dermatologists agliadkovskaya Fri, 02/03/2023 - 13:28

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How to Battle Layoffs: The Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp

Facing layoffs in your organization? Support your team members' career transition with Career Star Accelerator Bootcamp: Custom Resume & LinkedIn Revamp + 6 Weeks of Career Coaching. Our certified resume writers will create job search-winning resumes and LinkedIn profiles while they work with a career coach to learn unique strategies to stand out, attract the right employers, automate their job search, and land their dream job.

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Chutes & Ladders—St. Jude seats new oncology chair, hires first-ever chief business innovation officer to roll out $12.9B strategic plan

FierceHealthIT

Chutes & Ladders—St. Jude seats new oncology chair, hires first-ever chief business innovation officer to roll out $12.

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Cigna reports $1.2B in profit, $45.8B in revenue on Q4 beat

FierceHealthIT

Cigna reports $1.2B in profit, $45.

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Banner Health pays $1.25M over 'pervasive' HIPAA noncompliance following 2016 hack

FierceHealthIT

Banner Health pays $1.

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